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Jamis Dakota D29 Race Mountain Bike 2012

Jamis Dakota D29 Race 2012

Jamis bicycles has a long history of innovating revolutionary bikes that dates all the way back to 1979 with the introduction of the Earth Cruiser. The Earth Cruiser helped to spark the beach cruiser revolution. This innovation hasn’t stopped at Jamis, but merely shifted focus. Today Jamis develops and produces top of the line road and mountain bikes. Leveraging over 30 years of experience, Jamis is able to craft race driven performance machines with trickle down for the average rider as well. Jamis has a goal to build the perfect bike, what seems like an impossible goal. To Jamis, it’s the only one worth pursuing.

The Jamis Dakota D29 Race is no exception to Jamis’ quest to build the perfect bike. Jamis takes advantage of proven technologies when crafting their frames. The Kinesis Alloy frame is no exception. The XCT race frame is super stable and performance driven. The tapered headtube allows for a stiffer front end and thus a more responsive and stable ride. A Carbon Fiber monostay, replaceable derailleur hanger, and sloping radius top tube round out the features that make this frame great.

A good component build can make or break a bike. Jamis didn't cut any corners with the Dakota D29. Jamis chose to outfit the Dakota D29 with a Rock Shox Reba RLT29 fork. This fork features Dual air spring with motion control damping. In addition, the Rock Shox Reba also features external rebound and low speed compression control with 100mm of travel. A rock-solid SRAM 2x10 drivetrain keeps you cranking along smoothly and efficiently. A set of X7 shifters control the X7 front derailleur and X9 rear derailleur, ensuring shifting is fast and smooth. A SRAM S1000 39/26t crankset delivers all the power you need and Avid Elixir 3 brakes make it possible to stop at a moment's notice. A well-appointed Ritchey cockpit puts the finishing touches on this impressive build.

Even with the "cons" this was still the best component group available on a 17" hard tail. I immediately did a 1x10 conversion by putting on an FSA Energy crankset...Read complete review

Even with the "cons" this was still the best component group available on a 17" hard tail. I immediately did a 1x10 conversion by putting on an FSA Energy crankset with 110BCD so I could run a lone 34T front ring. Ditched the cheap 120BCD S1000's that came stock. Off to ebay! The handlebars... Dear God what? I love Ritchey but I would never be able to get used to that wing design thing. A bit too narrow as well. The wheelset is real good, not quite great. Tires gotta go immediately as the should for a Stans valve replacement and tubeless setup immediately. By changing the front cranks using FSA PF30 to MegaExo adapters, ditching the front mech and shifter, going tubeless and changing the bars to 680mm carbon flat and a Ritchey Ti rail saddle I had sitting around I got this thing to a race ready 24.4 lbs on a Park scale for under $1400 (thanks to spare parts). That weight could not be beat for the money. The pic is before the handlebar replacement and tubeless conversion. At this point it was 25.2 lbs.

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This bike offers a great component group at a fairly good price. The bike came packaged nicely and was easy to piece together. The wheelset comes ready for tubeless but that does not include...Read complete review

This bike offers a great component group at a fairly good price. The bike came packaged nicely and was easy to piece together. The wheelset comes ready for tubeless but that does not include the appropriate valves or sealant to do so. This bike is quite light (17in) as well. The tires are far from ideal when cornering anything. The biggest drawback is that the front wheel will be off-centered by 1/4 of an inch. I was informed that the spacings on the hub position the wheel to be off-centered and can only be fixed with a new hub/wheel. However, it is possible that the mechanic that inspected this bike was incompetent. The paint coat on the fork split after one ride with obvious air bubbling and other areas on the fork will soon follow. These issues have been a bit inconvenient. I've owned this bike for less than a month. Take this review for what it is worth.

Super fast bike. Low wheel hub friction. Climbs very well. Tires make you go faster but wear off just as fast. They had to be replaced just after 3 months. Replace the grips when you receive the bike. Everything else runs perfect.

I bought this bike as a 29er for my son and wife to share, but I think they will be fighting over it for sure. By far, the best spec'ed bike for the price anywhere. I have done a lot of research and even considered building my own with my spare parts, but could not even come close to beating this deal. If you are at this price point or close to it, I would grab it before these bikes are gone. BB30, tapered HT with RLT and upper end SRAM components and a good wheelset for $1200 - are you kidding? Between my father in law and me, we have bought 3 of these bikes. nuff said.

Wow, what a great bike for the price. I don't believe in spending $5k-$10k on a bicycle...that's motorcycle territory.Great looking brushed aluminum with white trim and carbon fiber monostay. Nice stiff wheelset (I love the sound of the loud-clicking free-wheel hub). I even like the seat. Very fast bike and climbs very well.I'm probably going to keep the tubes in...I've been running No-Tubes in my full-suspension for over a year and I'm kinda over it. Too much maintenance, it loses air too quickly and I've broken a couple of Presta valves from filling them with air before every ride. I generally run higher pressures anyways.The one bad component is the handlebars. They have a strange shape and are narrow. Now, you could argue that those are subjective criticisms, but they are also heavy. I put on a new stem, carbon bars and silver Candy 2 pedals. Nice.This bike has already made me a faster rider.

Even with the "cons" this was still the best component group available on a 17" hard tail. I immediately did a 1x10 conversion by putting on an FSA Energy crankset with 110BCD so I could run a lone 34T front ring. Ditched the cheap 120BCD S1000's that came stock. Off to ebay! The handlebars... Dear God what? I love Ritchey but I would never be able to get used to that wing design thing. A bit too narrow as well. The wheelset is real good, not quite great. Tires gotta go immediately as the should for a Stans valve replacement and tubeless setup immediately. By changing the front cranks using FSA PF30 to MegaExo adapters, ditching the front mech and shifter, going tubeless and changing the bars to 680mm carbon flat and a Ritchey Ti rail saddle I had sitting around I got this thing to a race ready 24.4 lbs on a Park scale for under $1400 (thanks to spare parts). That weight could not be beat for the money. The pic is before the handlebar replacement and tubeless conversion. At this point it was 25.2 lbs.

Already had carbon bars,new saddle,new grips so don't know about original parts. Only thing I would recommend is cable rub protection. 1st ride and cable started taking paint off forks. Took off stickers on forks and paint came with it.

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